Filianx wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> can anyone tell me the command to use for yum to upgrade but exclude the 
> kernel..and how to config yum.conf to  do the same?
> 
> many thanks in advance,
> 
> -- 
> Filianx

yum --exclude=kernel* update

And in /etc/yum.conf add the line
   exlude=kernel*
in the [main] section.
This is true for yum 2.0, 2.2, and 2.4.
If you want an example, you can check
/etc/yum.d/yum.cron.excludes
That is what get's put into the nightly yum.cron script.

Troy